119.6 composite · lower is better
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Lionel Hollins
Lionel Hollins advanced stats and career rankings
122.2 average league finish
309 total value
Bottom line · Career overview
Lionel Hollins ranks #2095 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #100.7. His full-career value ranks #997, so longevity is a major reason he lands this high. Explore Lionel Hollins's advanced stats by season, era-adjusted impact, workload, and historical comparisons.
Career standing
How Lionel Hollins ranks all time
These are league placements, not raw scores. Each season is judged against that season's qualified player pool.
Best in the league
Elite finishes
Upper-tier finishes
Standard deviations across scoring seasons
Career Composite119.6
Equal average of Best 3, Prime 5, and Best 10 league finishes. The overlapping windows make this explicitly peak-weighted. Lower is better.
- Best 3 weight
- 63.3%
- Score
- 119.6
- Qualified seasons
- 9
- All-time rank
- #2095
Strongest seasons
Every season
Lionel Hollins advanced stats by season
Era-centered box impact supports comparisons through time. Impact Rate and its rank compare players only within that season.
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MP | Era-centered box impact | Impact Rate | Rate rank | Season Value | Value percentile | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984–85Historical Defense Estimate | HOU | 31 | 80 | 1,950 | -1.77 | 32.4 | #172 | 9.6 | 35th | Strong |
| 1983–84Historical Defense Estimate | DET | 30 | 32 | 216 | -4.27 | — | — | -10.6 | — | Limited |
| 1982–83Historical Defense Estimate | SDC | 29 | 56 | 1,844 | -1.47 | 36.8 | #161 | 21.0 | 38th | Strong |
| 1981–82Historical Defense Estimate | PHI | 28 | 81 | 2,257 | -1.31 | 37.4 | #160 | 32.8 | 43rd | Strong |
| 1980–81Historical Defense Estimate | PHI | 27 | 82 | 2,154 | -1.94 | 27.4 | #181 | 2.9 | 28th | Strong |
| 1979–80Historical Defense Estimate | PHI/POR | 26 | 47 | 1,209 | -3.23 | 9.5 | #210 | -31.4 | 10th | Strong |
| 1978–79Historical Defense Estimate | POR | 25 | 64 | 1,967 | -1.21 | 34.8 | #149 | 33.7 | 40th | Strong |
| 1977–78Historical Defense Estimate | POR | 24 | 81 | 2,741 | -0.41 | 55.1 | #107 | 94.9 | 65th | Strong |
| 1976–77Historical Defense Estimate | POR | 23 | 76 | 2,224 | -0.23 | 55.1 | #110 | 88.5 | 60th | Strong |
| 1975–76Historical Defense Estimate | POR | 22 | 74 | 1,891 | -0.41 | 55.3 | #85 | 67.4 | 59th | Strong |
Career movement
Lionel Hollins's career impact by season
Peak -0.23 in 1976–77 · 10 seasons · 18,453 minutes
The same historical box-score model is used for every season, making the career shape comparable through time. This is separate from the current lineup-context ranking.
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Career comparison
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Lionel HollinsK.C. Jones
NBA season number · fixed impact axis −5 to +15
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